A parting gift from Robin Williams

As fate would have it, the sequel, “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” would be comic legend Robin Williams’ final appearance before the cameras, as well as the penultimate film featuring veteran nonagenarian actor Mickey Rooney, both of whom died in 2014.
The credits for “Secret of the Tomb” read “In loving memory of Mickey Rooney”, and “For Robin Williams – the magic never ends”.
Acting alongside Williams, who portrays blustery US President Theodore Roosevelt, was a special treat for Skyler Gisondo, who stars as Ben Stiller’s son. And he got help from both his co-stars when it came time to ask girl a named Hilary to the prom.
In a video that has gone viral this week, Williams excitedly helps his new friend out, “Yo, Hilary, will you go the prom with my man Skyler!?” Williams jokingly adds that Gisondo is a great “kisser”.
“Robin was this bottomless reservoir of kindness and hilarity,” Gisondo told The Hollywood Reporter.
“He set a really high bar,” Stiller tells Reuters about Williams.
Director Shawn Levy isn’t sure about a fourth “Night at the Museum”, saying Williams’ character “has always stood firmly at the soul of this franchise”.
 “This movie is about letting go. It brings a certain closure for these characters,” he said.

Also opening
Marsha Wattanapanich heads the ensemble cast in “Rak Mod Kaew” (“Love on the Rock”), director Saranyoo Jiralak’s booze-sooked comedy-drama about a tight-knit group of friends who hang out at a pub. Two of them can’t decided how serious their relationship ought to be, and when feelings change, it’s soul-searching time for all.
Meanwhile, those darn kids just can’t leave well enough alone. In “Game Plook Phi” (“Ghost Coins”), teen pranksters anger a spirit when they steal coins from a corpse’s mouth. Released by Five Star, the director is Tiwa Methaisong, who previously did the controversial 2009 cannibalism thriller “Meat Grinder”.

Also showing
The Friese-Greene Club – There’s just a few more Christmas-themed movies to close out the year. For Boxing Day, it’s the holiday romance-and-friendship classic “Love Actually” followed tomorrow with the cult-favourite neo-noir comedy “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” starring Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer. Sunday has “An Affair to Remember”, and the year's finale on Tuesday is the epic sci-fi “Children of Men”. Shows are at 8pm. For details, check FGC.in.th

Sneak preview
“Stand by Me Doraemon” – One of Japan’s longest-running and most-popular franchises, “Doraemon” enters the computer-animation age with its latest entry. Based on the first seven volumes of the manga series, it’s an origin tale, depicting how the blue robotic cat was sent from the future to teach and protect a bratty boy named Nobita. It’s in sneak previews at most multiplexes before opening in wide release on New Year’s Eve.